Details, details, details….

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#43 – DETAILS, DETAILS

“THE MOST POWERFUL PATTERNS ARE CREATED WITHIN THE TINIEST DETAILS. PAY ATTENTION.”

REVERSED

Heed the gentle warning that perfectionism will not lead you to what you desire, but instead will steer you away from it. Nothing will be good enough when you become obsessed with being perfect. No one can ever measure up to your scrutiny, and nothing that you can ever do will assuage that general feeling of not being up to par. You’re perfect already, just as you are. Reversed, the Details, Details card challenges you to accept things as they are in all their imperfections—to step into the world and engage it without any expectations. You are exactly where you’re supposed to be.

#19 – Unconditional Love….

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#19 – THE DOG

LOYALTY, SINCERITY, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

The Dog is the most loyal animal to human beings. When the Dog appears on your path, he reminds you of this trait. Are you steadfast with your loved ones? Are you true to yourself and your dreams? Do you act with sincerity? It’s very important that you do so now, for good fortune comes with the faithful Dog as your companion. The Dog loves sincerely without conditions, and is happy to be part of a pack. Think about how you function in your community—are you a loyal team player? Another issue the Dog asks you to consider is the loyalty of others. If someone is being insincere, move on because he or she isn’t meant to be in your pack. Ask the Dog for a sign, and your answer will be shown. Dog energy lives in your heart, so look there.

Detaching in Love….shared reading

Detaching in Love

Detachment is a key to recovery from codependency. It strengthens our healthy relationships – the ones that we want to grow and flourish. It benefits our difficult relationships – the ones that are teaching us to cope. It helps us!

Detachment is not something we do once. It’s a daily behavior in recovery. We learn it when were beginning our recovery from codependency and adult children issues. And we continue to practice it along the way as we grow and change, and as our relationships grow and change.

We learn to let go of people we love, people we like, and those we don’t particularly care for. We separate ourselves, and our process, from others and their process.

We relinquish our tight hold and our need to control in our relationships. We take responsibility for ourselves; we allow others to do the same. We detach with the understanding that life is unfolding exactly as it needs to, for others and ourselves. The way life unfolds is good, even when it hurts. And ultimately, we can benefit from even the most difficult situations. We do this with the understanding that a Power greater than ourselves is in charge, and all is well.

Today, I will apply the concept of detachment, to the best of my ability, in my relationships. If I cant let go completely, Ill try to hang on loose.

 

From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie

Meditation and Prayer for the Day….April 5

Meditation for the Day

God is the great interpreter of one human personality to another. Even personalities who are the nearest together have much in their natures that re mains a sealed book to each other. And only as God enters and controls their lives are the mysteries of each revealed to the other. Each personality is so different. God alone understands perfectly the language of each and can interpret between the two. Here we find the miracles of change and the true interpretation of life.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may be in the right relationship to God. I pray that God will interpret to me the personalities of other people, so that I can understand them and help them.

 

From Twenty-Four Hours a Day